A weekly recap of key events and items of interest to the Milton community:

Chief among those this week was the MHS basketball’s thrilling MIAA Division 2 playoff run which ended with them taking the championship. The pulse pounding finish to the semifinal against Woburn is here; a post with links to stories is here; and a post on the win along with video is here.

The second of three school concerts took place. The string ensembles from the elementary, midle, and high schools treated the audience to a night at the movies, playing music from film scores.

Three candidates filed papers to run for town treasurer: Charles McCarthy, James McAuliffe and Janet Lorden. Rick Dumais, who announced his candidacy, did not file papers by the deadline.

The Planning Board meeting resumed the Citizen Speak discussion regarding the proposed redevelopment of the Temple Shalom property.

Here are some events and meetings of note coming up this week:

MHS Wildcats play Woburn in the MIAA Div 2 State Semifinal Championships. The game will be tomorrow night (Tuesday, 3/10) at 6:00 PM at TD BankNorth in Boston.

The Milton School String Ensembles from the elementary, middle and high school will perform Wednesday night, 3/11 @ 7:00 PM at High School Auditorium. Admission is $5.00.

The Planning Board will be meeting Thursday, 3/12 @ 6:30 PM at the Council on Aging at 10 Walnut Street, Milton. Key on the agenda will be continuing the Citizen Speak regarding the Coffman Realty’s proposal to redevelop the Temple Shalom property.

Also on March 12th is a great benefit for spring sports and activities, a talent show featuring MHS faculty. This will be the place to be. The event is @ 7:00 at the High School Auditorium. Admission is $10.00.

The week that ended 2/28/09 was a busy one in Milton, MA.

The winter sports season is winding down. The playoffs are underway and three Milton varsity teams were in the hunt: Both the girls and boys hockey teams qualified but, alas, both were beaten in quarterfinal play. The girls lost 3-1 to Notre Dame and the Weymouth Wildcats handed the boys a 3-1 defeat. However, the boys basketball team beat a Nauset team that did not want to quit and then rolled over the Dorchester Bears 102-75. Whoa! They play the semi-final game this Thursday against Franklin.

There were two meetings of note. The first was a Special Town Meeting that saw two votes. The first was an approval to have a reduction in appropriations to various town departments. The second allowed the School Commitee to enter into contracts for energy that exceed three years. You can read a more complete post on this meeting here.

The second meeting was a pubic hearing by the Planning Board on the proposed redevelopment of Temple Shalom’s 4 acre property on Blue Hill Avenue. In an effort to address immediate financial issues and remain in Milton, the Temple has engaged Coffman Realty who proposes construction of pharmacy with drive through and another building for small businesses. Abutting neighbors are not happy with this proposal and many spoke in opposition. You can read a more complete post of this meeting here. The presentation given to Special Town Meeting by the Warrant Committee is also available (please see link under !READ THIS! section in right column of this page.)